Happiness comes from moving toward something. When you run away, ofttimes you bring your misery with you.

If this hast been done to language, I fear to know the fate of all else.

Power rises to the top like cream and dominates the weak with cruelty disguised as -- and often even believed to be -- benevolence.

Aren’t you going to say, I told you so?” Hadrian whispered. “What would be the point in that?” “Oh, so you’re saying that you’re going to hang on to this and throw it at me at some future, more personally beneficial moment?” “I don’t see the point in wasting it now, do you?

And now she has you seizing control of my army.” “Your army? I thought this was Gaunt’s.” “So did he.

It was a trap after all,” Alric said. He turned to Royce. “My apologies for doubting your sound paranoia.

When you expect nothing from the world - not the light of the sun, the wet of water, nor the air to breathe - everything is a wonder and every moment a gift.